Goods trains move at night because during daytime the Swiss rail system is used to full capacity by passenger traffic. Unfortunately, it is goods trains which make the most noise – and they operate at ...

Selecting a metric for assessment of environmental noise is no simple task, because it must reflect the impact on people. No single metric can describe all responses in all situations. 1 Context, ...

Global economic shifts stemming from sociocultural events drive ocean sound levels. During the COVID-19 pandemic, human health guidelines and manufacturing restrictions led to a global decrease of ...